Dr. Knatokie Ford is the founder and CEO of Fly Sci Enterprise, LLC and is a media innovation fellow for Simons Foundation. Fly Sci Enterprise is a consulting organization that specializes in creative science communications, content production, professional development services, and motivational speaking. Ford has earned her B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry and Biological Chemistry from Clark Atlanta University. She... read full bio
Bobby Hundreds is an author, photographer, and artist who is the co-founder of The Hundreds, a streetwear brand and content platform. The Hundreds is inspired by California culture and since starting it’s first store in Los Angeles, the company has gone on to have stores all over the world and has gone from being a clothing company to expand to... read full bio
Rich Eisen is an American television journalist who is best known for his work on the NFL Network and for being a television and radio host for various outlets such as NFL Now, DirecTV, Fox Sports Radio, and Sirius XM. Eisen was born in Brooklyn, New York, and he has earned his B.A. from University of Michigan and his M.S.... read full bio
Morten Hansen is a management professor at University of California, Berkeley, is an author, speaker, and advisor and consultant. Hansen has earned his B.A. in political science from the University of Oslo and went on to earn his MPA from Middlebury Institute of International Studies, his MSc from London School of Economics, and his Ph.D. in business administration from Stanford... read full bio
Daniel Snyder is an American businessman who is currently the controlling owner of the Washington Football Team of the NFL and is also founder of Snyder Communications. Snyder was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, and he began his career in business at only 17 years old, trying to sell bus-trip packages to fans of the Washington Capitals to see the... read full bio
Jessica Mendoza is an American sports broadcaster who is currently with ESPN, and is a former medal winning Olympian who played women’s softball for the United States. Mendoza was born in Camarillo, California, and she began her career playing softball in high school where she was named the Los Angeles Times “Player of the Year,” and was named Camarillo High... read full bio
One of Las Vegas’ most versatile (and eligible) chefs, David Middleton has worked in some of the city’s most notable kitchens. Before joining the culinary staff at Marché Bacchus in October of 2011, Middleton served as the executive sous chef at Scarpetta inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the chef tournant at Alex inside Wynn Las Vegas and the sous... read full bio
Nadja West is an American retired United States Army lieutenant general who has been the 44th U.S. Army Surgeon General and former Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command. West was born in Washington, D.C., and she has earned her Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and has also earned her Doctorate... read full bio
Elaine Welteroth is a journalist, editor, and writer who gained recognition during her time as editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue magazine. Welteroth was the youngest and only second person of color to become editor-in-chief of any Conde Nast publication in the company’s 107-year history. She’s credited with expanding Teen Vogue’s content to include coverage of social and political issues to push... read full bio
Jane McGonigal is today's leading speaker on the engagement economy and the application of game-design to the real world. Her work includes designing alternate reality games for organizations such as the World Bank, the Olympic Games, the American Heart Association, and the New York Public Library. The goal of her creations is for user to take the skills used to... read full bio
Michael Margolis is an American business innovation speaker, TEDx speaker, author, storytelling expert, and an advisor to Silicon Valley. Margolis is the CEO and founder of the strategic messaging firm, Storied, which specializes in stories of innovation and disruption. Apart from his work with Storied, Margolis is also known for being an advisor from Silicon Valley as well as Fortune... read full bio
Chris Kuenne is a best-selling business author, founder and managing director for Rosemark, and a lecturer for Princeton University. Kuenne has previously earned his B.A. in History from Princeton University and went on to earn his M.B.A. with honors from Harvard University. Kuenne began his career working for Johnson & Johnson before going on to be partner for First Manhattan... read full bio
Deborah Lee James is an American politician who has previously served as the United States Secretary of the Air Force, being the second woman to ever hold the position. James was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and she went on to earn her B.A. in Comparative Area Studies from Duke University before going on to earn her M.A. in... read full bio
Francois Hollande is a French politician who has previously served as President of France. Hollande was born in Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, France, and he has earned his bachelor’s in law from Pantheon-Assas University and went on to study at the Institut d’etudes politiques de Paris as well as at the Ecole nationale d’administration. He then went on to serve in the... read full bio
Thomas Hoenig is an American businessman who is known for working in economics, banking, and leadership. Hoenig is the vice chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and is the former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Hoenig was born in Fort Madison, Iowa, and he went on to earn his B.A. in economics and mathematics from... read full bio
Fred Hochberg is an American businessman and civic leader who has previously served as the Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank and Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration. Hochberg was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and he has earned his B.A. from New York University and his MBA from Columbia University. Hochberg went on to begin his... read full bio
Shawn DuBravac is an author, futurist, President of Avrio Institute, former chief economist of Consumer Technology Association, and a senior economist. DuBravac has previously earned his B.A. on Economics from Brigham Young University, his M.A. in Economics from George Mason University and his Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University. DuBravac began his career working as a research analyst for... read full bio
James R. Coltharp is founder and president of The KeePressing On Project LLC, an FCC expert and senior executive, advisor, and creative leader. Coltharp has previously earned both his BA and MA in economics from Miami University. He went on to begin working in federal government affairs as an executive and strategist for economics where he led policy strategy and... read full bio
Tim Broas is an American lawyer and diplomat who is best known for previously serving as the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands under the Presidency of Barack Obama. Broas was born in Detroit, Michigan, and he earned his B.A. from Boston College before going on to earn his J.D. from the College of William & Mary. After earning his... read full bio
Ori Brafman is a New York Times best-selling author, and a leadership and organizational dynamics expert that specializes in other topics which include conflict resolution, and non-kinetic strategy. As a consultant, Brafman has worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies which include the U.S. military, NATO, the Obama White House, the National Academy of Sciences, Google, Amazon Microsoft, Cisco, and YPO.... read full bio
